Category: Security policy

New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

Gepostet von | 28 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building, which can accommodate around 460 people, began in April 2017. The new building, measuring around 120 m x 35 m, has a gross floor area of approx. 13,600 m². In principle, the building consists of three separate parts, which will house the following elements: The military maritime command staff called "German Maritime Forces Staff", or in NATO abbreviation DEU...

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BAAINBw awards military history prize

BAAINBw awards military history prize

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On 14 October, Major General Gert Nultsch, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), presented the prize for military history and the history of military technology at a colloquium for young researchers in military history at the University of Potsdam, accompanied by music from the Bundeswehr Music Corps. With this award, the BAAINBw honours outstanding academic work in the fields of military history and the history of military technology. Since 2017, the award, including attractive prize money, has been presented every two years by the management of the BAAINBw based on the assessment of an expert commission consisting of seven renowned military historians and an engineer. This year, the first...

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Russia: Observation system for the safety of the Northeast Passage?

Russia: Observation system for the safety of the Northeast Passage?

Gepostet von | 14 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Russia is currently developing a monitoring system for the Arctic coastal zone of the Federation. This system is intended to ensure the safety of shipping traffic in the North-East Passage. The "Tactical Missile Weapons Group" (Takticheskoe Raketnoe Wooruschenie) is responsible for its development. According to a representative of the group, the system is currently in the concept phase. The aim of the work is to create a single information space in the entire Russian Arctic along the Northern Sea Route. To this end, a network of remote-controlled observation centres is being set up, whose data and information will provide a comprehensive picture of the situation. The radar stations will make it possible to monitor the sea surface over distances of 50 to 200 kilometres. These...

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Lürssen repositions itself

Lürssen repositions itself

Gepostet von | 1 Oct 2021 | , , , , , | 0

Separation of the naval shipbuilding division - job cuts in Hamburg Naval shipbuilding and all repair activities for naval vessels and coast guard boats will operate in an independent company under the NVL Group brand. As the future holding company of the NVL Group, the independent company NVL B.V. & Co. KG was spun off from Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG. In future, the company will be headed by Lürssen managers Klaus Borgschulte and Tim Wagner as management spokespersons as well as Lena Ströbele and Dirk Malgowski. The family-run company Fr. Lürssen, which has been managed by cousins Friedrich (72) and Peter Lürssen (62) in the fourth generation since 1983, will thus unite all...

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